Metal carline for freight-car roofs.



C. D. BONSALL.

METAL CARLINE FOR FREIGHT CAR ROOFS.

APPLICATION FILED 001110.191].

PatentedMar. 26, 1918.

refer to like parts wherever th carline hereinafter described.

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MURPHY COMPANY, or

PENNSYLVANIA.

OF PARNASSUS, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO P. H. PARNASSUS, PENNSYLVANIA, ACORPORATION OF METAL CARLINE FOR FREIGHT-CAR ROOFS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

Application filed October 10, 1917. Serial No. 195,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES DAVID BoN- SALL, a citizen of the United,States, and a resident of the city of Parnassus, in the county oflVestmoreland and State of ennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Metal Carlines for Freight-Car Roofs, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to metal carlines for freight car roofs of thetype shown in Covert Patent No. 982,412, dated January 24, 1911. Theinvention relates particularly to the means for securing the ends of thecarlines to the side plates of the car.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a means for securingthe carline ends to the side plates of the car, which will be simple inconstruction, inexpensive and easy to apply. Another object is toprovide a light bracket for the ends of the carline, which can besecured to the side plates of the car; and will be strong enough toprevent bending and twisting at the ends of the carline due to theracking and Weaving of the car.

A further object of the invention is to eliminate the notching of theside plate, when this type of carline is used in connection with a carhaving wooden side plates. A still further object is to provide aconnecting member for the ends of the carline, whereby the carline maybe applied to cars having metal side plates. Further objects of theinvention appear hereinafter in connection with the description of theinvention.

The invention consists in the improved In the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification, like numerals ey occur.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the end portion of a carline nd a portion ofthe side plates of a freight car, showing the connecting membersembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the carline and connecting member shown in Fig.1, the side plate being shown in cross-section, and the purlins, fascia,etc., being indicated by dot and dash lines;

1g. 3 is a vertical cross-section through the carline on the line 33 inFig. 2, looking in the direction indicated; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the connecting members.

The carline shown in the drawings is of T-shaped section and extendsfrom side to side of the car with its stem 5 arranged vertically. Theflanges '6, which form the top portion of the carline, have their edges7 curled upwardly at intervals to form seats for the. purlins and ridgepole of the car. Each end of the vertical stem portion 5 of the carlinerests on the adjacent Side plates 8, which is shown in the form of aZ-bar. Bracket members 9 are arranged on each side of the vertical stemof the carline at each end thereof and serve to connect the ends of thecarline to the side plates of the car. These bracket members are made inrights and lefts, one of each for each side of the carline. Thesebracket members consistpf a vertically inclined web portion, which isbent outwardly at its top and bottom in opposite directions to form topand base flanges 10 and 11, respectively. The top flange 10 of eachbracket member is riveted to the under side of the horizontal flanges 6of the carline. The base flanges 11 of the bracket members rest on thetop face of the side plate to which they are riveted or otherwisesecured. The bracket members sit well inside the side lines of the car.The top flanges 10 of the bracket members overhang the inside face ofthe side plates and theinside face of the bracket members are cut on thebias so as to bring the corner of the base flanges flush with the inneredge of the side plates.

Itwill be seen from the foregoing description that this constructionresults in a rigid well braced connection between the carline and sideplate. The ends of the carlines are supported directly on the sideplates while the bracket members located on each side of the stem of thecarline support its horizontal flanges producing a tripod or bracingeffect. and thus preventing any movement of the ends of the carline dueto the straining and distorting of the car frame in service.

ile the drawing illustrates a carline of T-shape, it is obvious that myinvention is top face of the applicable to carlines of other sections;and it is also obvious that instead of using separate brace members, thebracing device may consist of a single strip of metal adapted to rest ontop of the carline and having its end portions ofl'set to rest on top ofthe side plate.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with the side plate of a car of a carline restingthereon and a bracing device therefor, said bracing device being securedto the upper surface of the side plate and having upwardly extendingportions secured to the topportion of the carline.

2. The combination with the side plate of a car of a carline restingthereon and a brace therefor, said brace being secured to the top of theside plate and having an upwardly offset portion secured to an upperportion of the carline.

3. A carline oppositely projecting flange portions at the top thereof,the end portion of the carline resting on the side plates of the car,and bracket members arranged on opposite sides of the body portion ofsaid carline, one end of said bracket members being secured to the sideplate and the other end being secured to said flange portions.

4. A carline consisting of a vertical stem portion having horizontalflanges on each side thereof, the end portions of said carline restingon the top of the side plates of having a body portion andthe car, andbracket members arranged on each side of the stem of said carline, eachof said brackets having offset flange portions, one of said flangesbeing secured to the top of the side plates and the other of saidflanges being secured to the adjacent flange of the carline.

5. A carline having a T-shaped cross-section, the ends of said carlinehaving its stem resting on the side plates of the car, means forsecuring the carline to the side plates, said means comprising bracketmembers arranged on each side of the carline, each of said bracketmembers being provided with oppositely projecting flanges, one of saidflanges resting on and secured to the side plate, and the other of saidflanges being adapted to support the flanges of the carline.

6. A T-carline having each end of its stem portion resting on the topsurface of the side plates of the car, a side plate connection for saidcarline comprising bracket members arranged one on each side of thecarlines, each of said bracket members comprising an inclined Webportion having oppositely projecting top and base flanges, said topflanges being secured to the under side 01": said flanges of thecarline, and said base flanges being secured to the top surface of theside plate.

Signed at New Kensington, Pa, this fifth day of October, 1917 CHARLESDAVID BONSALL.

